Cost of living comparison
Seattle is 72.9% more expensive than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.4% more in Seattle
- Groceries
-
pay 58.5% more in Seattle
- Transportation
-
pay 13.0% more in Seattle
- Housing
-
pay 99.7% more in Seattle
- Childcare
-
pay 3.5 times more in Seattle
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.4% more in Seattle
- Clothing
-
pay 10.0% more in Seattle
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Seattle are more expensive than in Germany. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Seattle.
If you lived in Seattle instead of Germany, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.58
|
$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.14
|
$13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.51
|
$3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.16
|
$2.45
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.82
|
$4.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.01
|
$7.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€3.92
|
$4.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.05
|
$4.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.59
|
$6.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.14
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.63
|
$0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$2.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.88
|
$2.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$1.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.62
|
$1.49
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Germany
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.34
|
$4.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€47.44
|
$99.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€25,808.70
|
$36,656.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€20.62
|
$16.02
|
|
pay 99.7% more for housing
|
Germany
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€43.20
|
$70.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€708.11
|
$2,256.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€560.18
|
$1,819.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€206.11
|
$176.71
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Germany
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€410.67
|
$2,134.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,027.47
|
$28,666.67
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€3.96
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.12
|
$5.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.83
|
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€32.26
|
$62.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.47
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
|
Germany
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€73.77
|
$65.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€36.53
|
$57.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€82.06
|
$102.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€110.58
|
$132.45
|
|
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